Castmagic
Turns podcasts and recordings into transcripts, posts and clips
Castmagic report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for turning podcast episodes into posts
Castmagic takes a podcast episode, video or webinar, transcribes it, and drafts the show notes, newsletter, blog post and social posts for you, plus captioned clips. It's a recording-to-content tool more than a writing app, so we've graded it against its alternatives. There's no free plan or trial, and payments aren't refunded.
Who Castmagic is for
- Great if you host a podcast and want show notes and social posts from every episode
- Handy when your marketing team turns webinars and interviews into newsletters
- A treat if you've got years of episodes to mine, with the RSS autopilot
Who Castmagic is not for
- Skip it if you want to try it before paying, as there's no free plan or trial
- Tight if you publish a lot, since Hobby's 30 hours are a running total
- Not for you if you write from scratch rather than from recordings
Why Castmagic gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyGraded against its alternatives. Hobby is $19 a month billed yearly, $29 monthly, for up to 3 seats, in line with Descript and Riverside, and Starter at $48 covers five people. But Hobby's 30 hours is a library total, not a monthly allowance, and more hours cost extra.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no free trial on the pricing page, and the terms say payments aren't refunded. You pay before you see a single draft.
- CFeaturesIt does the repurposing job fully: imports from files, YouTube, Spotify or Zoom, labelled transcripts in 60+ languages, drafts in your brand voice, an RSS autopilot, clips and carousels, and chat across your library. It only writes from recordings, though, a smaller job than a writing app's.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record, but there's little to set up: drop in a file or paste a link and the transcript and drafts come back. Defining your content pipeline once is the only real work, and it's optional.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with an iPhone app for recording, and links to Zoom, Google Drive, Loom, Zapier, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Claude, plus a REST API from Starter. No desktop or Android app is mentioned.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Castmagic's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/castmagic#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/castmagic.svg" alt="Castmagic: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Castmagic stands among writing tools
Castmagic's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 5 of the 69 other writing tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 32 of 69) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 42 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Castmagic’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 69, level with 21
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 69, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69, level with 35
- BEase of useAbove 32 of 69, level with 36
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 32 of 69, level with 30
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 writing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Castmagic, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Castmagic you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 59 of the 69 other writing tools grade higher. It costs $228 a year.
What you could not
- A video editor.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Zoom, Google Drive and Loom among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Castmagic’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Castmagic?
Castmagic transcribes podcast episodes, videos, webinars and meetings, then drafts written content from each transcript: show notes, newsletters, blog posts, social posts and quotes. It also cuts captioned clips and image carousels and can answer questions across a whole back catalog of recordings. Plans are set by the total hours of transcription kept in your library rather than by monthly usage.
Castmagic is a paid product, starting at $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Podcast hosts who want show notes and social posts from every episode
- Marketing teams repurposing webinars and interviews
- Creators with a large back catalog of recordings to mine
Worth knowing
- The pricing page shows no free plan or free trial, and the terms say payments are non-refundable.
- Transcription hours are a running library total of 30, 100 or 400 hours, not a monthly allowance; more can be bought.
- API access needs Starter or higher, and Hobby is limited to 3 seats and 3 spaces.
- Apart from an iOS app for recording, it works in the browser; no desktop or Android app is mentioned.
Key features
- Import and transcription
- Bring in files, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TikTok or Reel links, Zoom, Loom or Google Drive. Transcripts are speaker-labelled and timestamped in 60+ languages.
- Content pipeline
- Define a set of outputs once, such as show notes, a newsletter and social posts, and every new recording gets them drafted in your brand voice.
- Podcast autopilot
- Point Castmagic at an RSS feed to import the back catalog and draft content for each new episode as it is published.
- Studio clips and carousels
- Cut captioned vertical clips in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 on a multi-clip timeline, make audiograms, and draft image carousels from what was said.
- Content strategist and library chat
- Ask questions across any set of recordings and get answers that cite the moment, or a weekly publishing plan drawn from your library.
- Audience chatbot, API and Claude
- Put a chatbot trained on your episodes on your site to capture leads, use the REST API from Starter up, or connect Claude to your library.
Castmagic pricing
- Starts at
- $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $19per month for up to 3 seats, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | 30 transcribed hours in the library, 3 spaces and 50 GB of storage, with unlimited AI content and clips. No API access. $239 a year. |
| Starter | $48per month for up to 5 seats, billed annually ($69 billed monthly) | 100 transcribed hours, 10 spaces, 250 GB of storage, API access and an onboarding call. $579 a year. |
| Team | $139per month for 5 seats, billed annually ($199 billed monthly) | 400 transcribed hours, 25 spaces, 1 TB and priority support. Extra seats cost $159 a year or $19 a month each. $1,669 a year. |
| Business & Scale | $699per month and up, billed annually ($999 billed monthly) | Custom transcription volume, seats and storage, an SLA and dedicated support for studios and publishers, sold through a demo with sales. |
Read from castmagic.io on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Castmagic before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 30% with annual billing
Billed annually, Hobby is $19 a month instead of $29, Starter $48 instead of $69 and Team $139 instead of $199. The pricing page calls this a 30% saving.
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Works with
Castmagic alternatives
- Castmagic vs Descript
Free plan · from $16/mo
- Castmagic vs Riverside
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
- Castmagic vs Jasper
Free trial · from $59/mo
- Castmagic vs Rytr
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
- Castmagic vs Otter.ai
Free plan · from $8.33/mo
Common questions
Is Castmagic free?
No. Castmagic is a paid product, starting at $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
How much does Castmagic cost?
Castmagic lists 4 plans. Hobby: $19 per month for up to 3 seats, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). Starter: $48 per month for up to 5 seats, billed annually ($69 billed monthly). Team: $139 per month for 5 seats, billed annually ($199 billed monthly). Business & Scale: $699 per month and up, billed annually ($999 billed monthly). Prices were read from castmagic.io on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Castmagic work on?
Castmagic is available on Web and iOS.
Does Castmagic offer any discounts?
Castmagic publicly lists the following: Save 30% with annual billing.
Does Castmagic have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Castmagic is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Castmagic have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Castmagic is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Castmagic open source?
Castmagic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Castmagic have an API?
Yes. Castmagic offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Castmagic integrate with?
Castmagic's listing names Zoom, Google Drive, Loom, Zapier, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Claude. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Castmagic?
Castmagic is made by Magic Studio LLC.
What are the alternatives to Castmagic?
The closest alternatives to Castmagic in our directory are Descript, Riverside, Jasper, Rytr and Otter.ai. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Castmagic.
How does Castmagic compare with other writing tools?
Castmagic's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 5 of the 69 other writing tools we grade, and level with 5. It stands best on ease of use (B, above 32 of 69) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Is Castmagic good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Castmagic C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 42 of the 44 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Castmagic?
To replace Castmagic you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 59 of the 69 other writing tools grade higher. It costs $228 a year. What you could not make: A video editor. Speech turned into text you can trust. A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page. It plugs into other products, Zoom, Google Drive and Loom among them, and has an API. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
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The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.